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matt haney from california. relative to amendment 28, i would like to amend my amendment to read to make college affordable for students of all backgrounds and confront the loan burden our students shoulder. these are friendly amendments designed to emphasize the extremely courageous and remarkable work of president obama and this administration in expanding access to education for all students at a time when the congress and particularly the united states house of representatives decided not to invest in human capital and invest in education. president obama fought and succeeded in getting greater opportunities for all students who are prepared and aspire to higher education. when tom mortenson from the pell institute is reporting that states are disinvesting from investing in the growing populations of the nation, president obama said we will not do that in order to have an america that is built it last we must invest in all students. so, to that end he doubled the investment in pell scholarships. this means t
matt haney from california. relative to amendment 28, i would like to amend my amendment to read to make college affordable for students of all backgrounds and confront the loan burden our students shoulder. these are friendly amendments designed to emphasize the extremely courageous and remarkable work of president obama and this administration in expanding access to education for all students at a time when the congress and particularly the united states house of representatives decided not...
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i must tell you, california is in as bad shape as we all hear it is and i hope that those in california listening to the program today will take it upon themselves to get to work on that state. what a great place and it's a shame to see it in the financial shape it's in host: back to the phones, melvin on the line for republicans, you're on the phone with william beach of the heritage foundation. go ahead. caller: good morning gentlemen and thank you for bringing this problem to our attention. i agree with you, it's a terrible problem, dependency in this country. thank you very much. my question to you, sir, have you ever considered why this is really happening? is it because of our politicians? but isn't it related somehow to changing our economic system? it's become winner take all and the 99 percent versus the 1 percent. it's so difficult for a person to make a living today. have you ever factored in the coloration between this change in our system with your statistics? guest: thank you melvin, that's a great question and yes, we've thought about that. i think there are two things th
i must tell you, california is in as bad shape as we all hear it is and i hope that those in california listening to the program today will take it upon themselves to get to work on that state. what a great place and it's a shame to see it in the financial shape it's in host: back to the phones, melvin on the line for republicans, you're on the phone with william beach of the heritage foundation. go ahead. caller: good morning gentlemen and thank you for bringing this problem to our attention....
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, -- from california, who happens to be his wife. [applause] and then, let's see. i have my youngest son. this is crag. -- craig. he is number 5, number 5, and this is his son. parker. parker? he has a place in my heart, he does. we have 16 grandchildren, and they are a great source of joy in my life. one other person i have not introduced, when i was in elementary school, i was in the fourth grade, and there was a girl in second grade. i knew we pass each other in the hall, but i do not remember seeing her, but when she was almost 16, i noticed in a big way, and now she is my girlfriend and my wife. ann romney. sweetheart? [cheers and applause] >> i do not know, can you fit any more people in this room? [laughter] it is kind of pact in year. -- packed in here. it is a wonderful for such a warm reception. we are really determined to do you proud, and we want to make that you are embarrassed by and just make sure that we -- you know, i have been married to him for 42 years, and i have to say it was not easy raising boys. this one here
, -- from california, who happens to be his wife. [applause] and then, let's see. i have my youngest son. this is crag. -- craig. he is number 5, number 5, and this is his son. parker. parker? he has a place in my heart, he does. we have 16 grandchildren, and they are a great source of joy in my life. one other person i have not introduced, when i was in elementary school, i was in the fourth grade, and there was a girl in second grade. i knew we pass each other in the hall, but i do not...
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. >> california weaken normally ignore. there really only been one or two states that have a chance of one-party taking over the other, but with this did it -- citizen legislative redistricting commission, the congressional map has been turned on its head. we're watching almost a dozen races in california. democrats need to almost weep all of the competitive races that we have in california in order to get even close to the 25. >> moving back east. first, maryland. roscoe bartlett. victim of a a democratic redistricting. because all it down into what recounted. he faces an john delaney, a businessman who was somewhat of a surprise winner over the state budgets and. -- state legislature. roscoe has an environmental street to him that does not make him a typical republican, but facing a very different marker county electorate. i think they will be tough to keep republicans in the majority. to go massachusetts, the congressman getting a lot of attention with allegations of gambling and offshore monday that in losses may have m
. >> california weaken normally ignore. there really only been one or two states that have a chance of one-party taking over the other, but with this did it -- citizen legislative redistricting commission, the congressional map has been turned on its head. we're watching almost a dozen races in california. democrats need to almost weep all of the competitive races that we have in california in order to get even close to the 25. >> moving back east. first, maryland. roscoe bartlett....
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[applause] >> i come from the great state of california. i rise today in support of this president and applaud him for his leadership in humanitarian crisis in particular. i worked for the president when i worked in the white house during the haiti devastating earthquake. i had the honor and pleasure of watching this president lead the international effort in making sure that haiti got what they needed in order to move forward. today there are still 2 million people who are homeless, 200,000 people lost their lives. that year he committed $3.1 billion. it was an honor to watch our president lead this effort. i applaud the drafting committee for making sure this was included. as we say in haiti, "with the unity there is strength." i applaud all of you for that. [applause] >> thank you very much. there are many reasons to support what you said beyond humanitarian and all the important things out there. there is also the business of we have many people in america that are haitian-american. that was a very personal master when that earthquake o
[applause] >> i come from the great state of california. i rise today in support of this president and applaud him for his leadership in humanitarian crisis in particular. i worked for the president when i worked in the white house during the haiti devastating earthquake. i had the honor and pleasure of watching this president lead the international effort in making sure that haiti got what they needed in order to move forward. today there are still 2 million people who are homeless,...
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if -- i always say this, if campaigns were won on paper meg whitman would be governor of california, john kerry would have beat bush and mitt romney would be far ahead of barack obama at the moment. so the point being is that campaigns do matter. absolutely the context in which a landscape on which they are fought is very important, but what happens day to day, week to week, and excuse me, particularly month to month really does matter. host: these are the ten issues you won't hear about this fall, and this is surprising. number one is immigration, number two is health care, number three is education, number four is debt reduction, number five is energy, number six and seven are foreign policy, you list that twice. campaign finance -- >> guest: they asked me as i was coming in if that was a typo. host: campaign finance, gun control and terrorism. i want to ask you about gun control in a moment. these seem to be all of the big domestic and foreign policy issues we are going to be dealing with. guest: they're absolutely the foreign policy and domestic issues we will be dealing with in
if -- i always say this, if campaigns were won on paper meg whitman would be governor of california, john kerry would have beat bush and mitt romney would be far ahead of barack obama at the moment. so the point being is that campaigns do matter. absolutely the context in which a landscape on which they are fought is very important, but what happens day to day, week to week, and excuse me, particularly month to month really does matter. host: these are the ten issues you won't hear about this...
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host: anna is a caller from california. caller: hello. as the daughter of an army officer, i find this ticket a frightening that neither of these people have any experience on the world stage. mitt romney still thought the soviet union was our greatest enemy and paul ryan, city and that being the president, literally has no world experience. aside from that, their world view seems to be something from the 1950's the way they think of the world as the rich and the poor and if we just have freedom everything will be ok. >> how do you think mitt romney's policy stacks up against obama's? caller: i do not think it is much used to make that argument. what is facing us now is a president who is clearly respected and effective in the world, and mitt romney who has had opportunities to do things in the world, but his world view seems to be something out of the 1950's. you saying that what was president obama at the time? now we know what he is. host: president obama is in chicago this evening. he will be heading to iowa. that the we live on monda
host: anna is a caller from california. caller: hello. as the daughter of an army officer, i find this ticket a frightening that neither of these people have any experience on the world stage. mitt romney still thought the soviet union was our greatest enemy and paul ryan, city and that being the president, literally has no world experience. aside from that, their world view seems to be something from the 1950's the way they think of the world as the rich and the poor and if we just have...
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host: let's go to two points from our viewer in california, as long as parents believe that it is entirely the public education system that is responsible not only for teaching their kids but feeding them and providing them with the basic foundation of life that used to be the parent's responsibility, schools will fail, lack of parental responsibility has and is causing the problem with education that we have now. guest: let's turn it into the positive light, not too far from simi valley, i was going to parents night in orange county, it was immigrants from southeast asia, cambodian, vietnamese and others, to address this parents group, they called me up and they said two weeks hence, there's a math test, so none of the parents will be at your assembly, they'll be at home working with their kids on the math test. there you go. cancel the secretary of education, we don't want to hear him, our kids have a math test. that's the point of the text or the e-mail. not every teacher is a parent but every parent is a teacher, the child's most important and virtually indispensable teacher. host: ano
host: let's go to two points from our viewer in california, as long as parents believe that it is entirely the public education system that is responsible not only for teaching their kids but feeding them and providing them with the basic foundation of life that used to be the parent's responsibility, schools will fail, lack of parental responsibility has and is causing the problem with education that we have now. guest: let's turn it into the positive light, not too far from simi valley, i was...
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had a democratic president, bill clinton, but i went out to the american people and made the case of california was not to just save money, but to break this cycle of dependency. to create hope and opportunity. to believe in the dignity of every human person. [applause] even though president clinton .etoed it twice, we do not need someone to manage washington. we need someone to motivate the american people to go to washington and change washington. we need to do what all these in talk -- with all these entitlement programs what we did with welfare. even though we are in the fourth year of recession, we cut the welfare by more than half and people went to work. they did not stay and in the bread lines. it went to work. they change the attitudes and their families. we did this same thing, put time limits on food stamps, but work apartment on medicaid. dependency is not a way of life. we believe in you to take care of yourself and your family. [applause] of course, we will never turn this country around -unless we understand what built this country in the first place. if you look at the founding
had a democratic president, bill clinton, but i went out to the american people and made the case of california was not to just save money, but to break this cycle of dependency. to create hope and opportunity. to believe in the dignity of every human person. [applause] even though president clinton .etoed it twice, we do not need someone to manage washington. we need someone to motivate the american people to go to washington and change washington. we need to do what all these in talk -- with...
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and we are asked about it, our response is, well, this bozo in california should not have made the movie. that is insufficient for the world's greatest superpower. the response was insufficient and week. i disagree with the caller. host: the "new york post" -- they say -- have the quote, it is a terrible course for them. next to that, president obama -- governor romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and aim . guest: you expect the president to shoot back at mid romney, but i think that romney has exposed a real weakness. we are under an illusion that the way we accept them as the new savior, everybody expects that -- these radical people who hate us, hate everything we stand for, they would somehow turn their swords into plowshares. they have not done that, and that is clear. we ask our ambassadors -- closing down consulates in sudan tunisian. this is not a good sign. this is not a great beginning. not a signal. host: john has this point -- what positive contribution did you make as secretary of education? guest: people tell me, and i did this even from some democrats, that we r
and we are asked about it, our response is, well, this bozo in california should not have made the movie. that is insufficient for the world's greatest superpower. the response was insufficient and week. i disagree with the caller. host: the "new york post" -- they say -- have the quote, it is a terrible course for them. next to that, president obama -- governor romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and aim . guest: you expect the president to shoot back at mid romney, but i...
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even though i am from california. believe it or not. and this poor guy has to come on and basically beg for the right to be happy and for his rights. we all have the same rights, i thought, this country. i do not understand this whole thing when people just deny other people their human rights. the pursuit of happiness and to be with the one the law. -- the one they love. if he marries somebody, how will it affect our hurt me? i did not understand. it frustrates me the beer spending tons of money on this -- that we are spending tons of money on this for basic human rights. guest: as a proud californian, i call.im for hhank him for his i should make clear as well that gay and lesbian couples of being married in no way shape or form affects the marriages of our straight brothers and sisters. the marriage of a street couple until no way shape or form will be impacted by the marriage of love and gay and lesbian couples that want to get married. does nothing more than strengthen our democracy and allow us to protect and care for our families
even though i am from california. believe it or not. and this poor guy has to come on and basically beg for the right to be happy and for his rights. we all have the same rights, i thought, this country. i do not understand this whole thing when people just deny other people their human rights. the pursuit of happiness and to be with the one the law. -- the one they love. if he marries somebody, how will it affect our hurt me? i did not understand. it frustrates me the beer spending tons of...
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armstrong holds a masters of aerospace engineering from the university of southern california, as well as numerous honorary doctorates. mr. armstrong has flown 200 models of airport, he served in korea and research pilot for the advisory committee for aeronautics, naza's pred saidor, he was on the x15 that hangs outside this theater. but he is our final speaker this evening because mr. armstrong became a nasa astronaut in 1962, commanding gemeni eight and as we all know, apollo 11. he is a college professor who has taught aerospace engineering, an expert who helped run the rogers commission, a businessman who's served on numerous boards and for 40 years, a careful steward of the responsibility of being the first man on the moon. it is an honor to introduce mr. neil armstrong. >> plen applause] >> thank you so much. oh, you're nice. thank you. >> [applause] >> thank you very much. our reason for gathering here tonight is to remember the apollo program and in particular the 40th anniversary year, achievements in the year of 1969, and because i wanted to talk about things other than what
armstrong holds a masters of aerospace engineering from the university of southern california, as well as numerous honorary doctorates. mr. armstrong has flown 200 models of airport, he served in korea and research pilot for the advisory committee for aeronautics, naza's pred saidor, he was on the x15 that hangs outside this theater. but he is our final speaker this evening because mr. armstrong became a nasa astronaut in 1962, commanding gemeni eight and as we all know, apollo 11. he is a...
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host: vita, independent caller, california. caller: what drives me crazy is we have people on tv like that gentleman just justifying everything mitt romney says or everything that happens in the media against president obama without having the true facts. when you listen to c-span or watch the index, it was so disrespectful and discussed in to watch grown men who are supposed to be addressing the country who do not know how each government function operates. we have embassies across the world and that you can hold one person accountable in the government for everything that happens. that is not democracy. for you to justify mitt romney's flip flops and how he will be a president and what he will stand for, to justify everything about calling him on it is wrong. you are a journalist. you are in the media. you are putting out information to the people. you should be held accountable for your actions, for what you say and do. host: tell us about your column and respond to the comments. guest: the name of my column is "the nuclear
host: vita, independent caller, california. caller: what drives me crazy is we have people on tv like that gentleman just justifying everything mitt romney says or everything that happens in the media against president obama without having the true facts. when you listen to c-span or watch the index, it was so disrespectful and discussed in to watch grown men who are supposed to be addressing the country who do not know how each government function operates. we have embassies across the world...
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and california interfered. no, we're going to do it now, even though it was supposed to be three years from now we start looking at these standards and going to take $3,200 out of your pocket when you buy that first car. that doesn't seem to be looking out for the middle class. and this house ought to be looking out for the middle class. they ought to be looking for -- they ought to realize at a time when we had a industry that we had to pour billions of billions of billions of dollars to save and we got it -- at least we hope it's back on their feet and all of a sudden, we impose standards upon that industry which quite honestly will will probably harm. and you raise the price of your product, $3,000 200 that weren't expecting to raise you weren't ready for that kind of problem. finally and most importantly to the people of texas the pickup truck of the world, this will eliminate pickups and s.u.v.s. and them are fighting words. that's the other thing we ought to be concerned about. the lifestyle of americans
and california interfered. no, we're going to do it now, even though it was supposed to be three years from now we start looking at these standards and going to take $3,200 out of your pocket when you buy that first car. that doesn't seem to be looking out for the middle class. and this house ought to be looking out for the middle class. they ought to be looking for -- they ought to realize at a time when we had a industry that we had to pour billions of billions of billions of dollars to save...
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we are not wisconsin-ohio, maine versus california. thomas jefferson wrote in the declaration of independence. "our rights as people come from nature and nature's god, not from government." the government works for us and not the other way around. that is the heart and soul of the american dream. our founders created this and every generation of veterans and secure this. and we are in their debt of gratitude. we owe them a debt of gratitude. thank you to all of our veterans for that. 10 days to go. the debate is occurring. on november 6, you make the choice. as you know, just like these to say as gm goes, so goes janesville. as ohio goes, so goes america. i think you know that. thes think about not just obligation we have on november 6 but let's think about how we feel on november 7. let's look forward to when we wake up and turn on the tv. what is it that we want to see? do we want to see four more years in front of us that we are staring at like the last four years? or do we want to see 10 more days of this stuff and we are back on t
we are not wisconsin-ohio, maine versus california. thomas jefferson wrote in the declaration of independence. "our rights as people come from nature and nature's god, not from government." the government works for us and not the other way around. that is the heart and soul of the american dream. our founders created this and every generation of veterans and secure this. and we are in their debt of gratitude. we owe them a debt of gratitude. thank you to all of our veterans for that....
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you are sort of familiar with these issues in california, right? [laughter] the way that we see this is, this is a national trend- setting election. courage is on the ballot. what scott did it is that he basically said that public employees need to pay something for their help and retirement benefits like everyone else in the private sector. [applause] it is not a crazy notion. the other thing, what people do not realize from out of state is that these reforms are working really well. they are reforming our schools. no more seniority. you can actually reform our schools to make sure that we get the best teachers teaching, more resources, and you can have the kind of reforms to make our schools better. special interest groups have been locking up our schools and denying reform. they do not have the same kind of clout they had before. property taxes went down in wisconsin for the first time in 12 years. this is working. [applause] what we are worried about is that the polls are starting to look good. we are worried about complacency. it is all about
you are sort of familiar with these issues in california, right? [laughter] the way that we see this is, this is a national trend- setting election. courage is on the ballot. what scott did it is that he basically said that public employees need to pay something for their help and retirement benefits like everyone else in the private sector. [applause] it is not a crazy notion. the other thing, what people do not realize from out of state is that these reforms are working really well. they are...
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california is in a solid blue states. we have red and blue colors. i have seen the numbers shift due to our state economy. it is getting dark blue to light blue. people should be more moderate center. 9% unemployment. you are going to find a lot of these states being players. you touched on health insurance and medicare. the problem is how everything is overinflated from prescription drugs to hospital stays. people on the bus say rates are so high because they have to offset all of the uninsured. i do not know how true that is. has an incumbent president ever let his vice-president go before running for a second term? >> i love the trivia question. >> fdr. not one but two. vice presidents, we switched them. it is not totally uncommon. i wish more states were competitive. california is likely to be won by the president in a field poll that was released recently. he has a substantial lead. the dynamics of american politics are such that five states got 60% of the did it in 2008. there will be 10 or 12 states that are swing state. no. carolina and virgi
california is in a solid blue states. we have red and blue colors. i have seen the numbers shift due to our state economy. it is getting dark blue to light blue. people should be more moderate center. 9% unemployment. you are going to find a lot of these states being players. you touched on health insurance and medicare. the problem is how everything is overinflated from prescription drugs to hospital stays. people on the bus say rates are so high because they have to offset all of the...
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in california, it is surfers who love to surf. if they hang up a sign that says lessons 09:45 - 10:45. they make enough money and they go out. they are self-employed. they're creating jobs for themselves of committee wondered two assistance. there's another type of startup -- one or two assistants. there's another type of startup. these are entrepreneurs who want to dedicate their lives to solving pressing social problems. they either want to build a company to do that and make a profitable or they want new social innovation and new nonprofit. their goal is to go from a social start up into a large nonprofit. another type of startup is the one that my parents actually started. my parents were immigrants. their dream in this country was to open up a grocery store. they work in sweat shops for 15 years saving every dime they had and finally they were able to do that. what i did realize is that my parents for entrepreneur worse. they did a startup. their goal was to serve a known customer with no projects. if they were successful, th
in california, it is surfers who love to surf. if they hang up a sign that says lessons 09:45 - 10:45. they make enough money and they go out. they are self-employed. they're creating jobs for themselves of committee wondered two assistance. there's another type of startup -- one or two assistants. there's another type of startup. these are entrepreneurs who want to dedicate their lives to solving pressing social problems. they either want to build a company to do that and make a profitable or...
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when you were a senator from california, the budget deficits or in the billions, maybe hundreds of billions. little tweaks and changes could fix the problem. it is so structural. let me say it this way. by 2025, three programs -- medicare, medicaid, and social security along with the interest we pay -- consume 100% of federal revenues. just the health care programs consume 100% of revenues. so we have a situation where we do now have a huge long window of opportunity to prevent a european debt crisis. we are the world's reserve currencies to a baezes time. if we do not take the opportunity of this moment, meaning the next congress to prevent a debt crisis, it will be really ugly. the first thing i look at when during the budget is, what gets us off the path of a debt crisis and a current state the president has us on and what gets us back on the path of the opportunity society with a safety net where we grow our economy. more importantly, we continue the american legacy. what my dad always told me, you leave the next generation better off. without a shred of doubt, we know we are severing t
when you were a senator from california, the budget deficits or in the billions, maybe hundreds of billions. little tweaks and changes could fix the problem. it is so structural. let me say it this way. by 2025, three programs -- medicare, medicaid, and social security along with the interest we pay -- consume 100% of federal revenues. just the health care programs consume 100% of revenues. so we have a situation where we do now have a huge long window of opportunity to prevent a european debt...
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i will give you examples, the monterey formation in california may contained 80 billion barrels. at least part with something that washington does not want to deal with. at least -- the idea peak energy is a stupid idea. it does not exist. it is a technologically limited model. it has been the basis of american energy policy for 40 years, and it is wrong. the president will never learned this. one reason is ideological. he appointed as the secretary of anti-energy dr. chu, and he had said before he was appointed -- he is an academic physicist -- his commitment was that the united states should pay the same price of gasoline as europeans. that is $9 or $10 a gallon. dr. chu was asked what the right price -- was he willing to lower the price of gasoline? he said no. he explained about some breakthrough in battery research which i suspect in 15 to 20 years' time will be useful. most of us to not have 20 years to fill up our cars. i believe -- i believe the lesson of where we are is that we should abolish the department of energy as a grotesque failure. i want to start with the promi
i will give you examples, the monterey formation in california may contained 80 billion barrels. at least part with something that washington does not want to deal with. at least -- the idea peak energy is a stupid idea. it does not exist. it is a technologically limited model. it has been the basis of american energy policy for 40 years, and it is wrong. the president will never learned this. one reason is ideological. he appointed as the secretary of anti-energy dr. chu, and he had said...
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tonight is the latest chapter in a story that began a quarter of a century ago, when the people of california entrusted me with the stewardship of their dreams. my fellow citizens, those of you here in this hall and those of you at home, i want you to know that i have always had the highest respect for you, for your common sense and intelligence and for your decency. i have always believed in you and in what you could accomplish for yourselves and for others. and whatever else history may say about me when i'm gone, i hope it will record that i appealed to your best hopes, not your worst fears, to your confidence rather than your doubts. my dream is that you will travel the road ahead with liberty's lamp guiding your steps and opportunity's arm steadying your way. my fondest hope for each one of you and especially for the young people here is that you will --[applause] >>> reagan! >> yes. milo is that you will -- my hope is that you will love your country, not for her power or wealth, but for her selflessness and her idealism. may each of you have the heart to conceive, the understanding to d
tonight is the latest chapter in a story that began a quarter of a century ago, when the people of california entrusted me with the stewardship of their dreams. my fellow citizens, those of you here in this hall and those of you at home, i want you to know that i have always had the highest respect for you, for your common sense and intelligence and for your decency. i have always believed in you and in what you could accomplish for yourselves and for others. and whatever else history may say...
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you are listening to the commonwealth club of california radio program. our speakers today are former u.s. secretary of state george shultz, former u.s. secretary of defense william perry, and former senator sam nunn. they are discussing the threat of nuclear weapons. just to continue on deterrence, this was a theme in a lot of your questions. secretary shultz, when you went to reykjavik with ronald reagan in 1986 to meet with gorbachev, at that time, the united states and soviet union together had a total of about 70,000 nuclear warheads, enough to destroy planet earth, essentially. today, the united states has 5000. the russians have more than that. when you were in reykjavik, of course, you talked about eliminating nuclear weapons altogether. a lot of people ask how can we risk giving up nuclear weapons. aren't they very important in preserving the peace? >> actually, they have not been as good a deterrent as they seemed to be cracked up to be. think in the cold war of the things that nuclear weapons did not deter. did not deter the soviets from going
you are listening to the commonwealth club of california radio program. our speakers today are former u.s. secretary of state george shultz, former u.s. secretary of defense william perry, and former senator sam nunn. they are discussing the threat of nuclear weapons. just to continue on deterrence, this was a theme in a lot of your questions. secretary shultz, when you went to reykjavik with ronald reagan in 1986 to meet with gorbachev, at that time, the united states and soviet union together...
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when i use that term, i want to be clear -- being from the west, say, hollywood, california, does not qualify you as a westerner. here is what we are. [applause] we are at natural resources. we are an energy state. we are the energy state. wyoming produces more thermal units of exports than any other state in the union. 10.76 quadrillion btu's per year./ we are proud the number one in coal production. we're number one in uranium reserves. we're no. 8 in oil. we're number one in the production of helium. we recognize the value of using these natural resources, not just for our state, but what they mean to our country. as we used to think about talking about energy independence for this country, it often was branded as political rhetoric. but with the right president, the right president weekend make that a reality. we have the resources to do it. [applause] being from an energy state, people often ask about the environment. we are proud of our environment in wyoming. we are good stewards of the land. we need to be, because the second-largest industry is tourism. we have a starkly done
when i use that term, i want to be clear -- being from the west, say, hollywood, california, does not qualify you as a westerner. here is what we are. [applause] we are at natural resources. we are an energy state. we are the energy state. wyoming produces more thermal units of exports than any other state in the union. 10.76 quadrillion btu's per year./ we are proud the number one in coal production. we're number one in uranium reserves. we're no. 8 in oil. we're number one in the production...
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you look at the most wealthy california, massachusetts, maryland. they are the most democratic states. they are the ones that claim help their constituents. they vote republican. why is that? is not because they are wealthy. it is because they have a value system. they do not want government solving their problems. host: thanks for the call. josh, would you like to respond? guest: there are people in his community that may not be paying income taxes right now. the 47% that mitt romney spoke up and that the caller was referring to. it is wrong to cast seniors and veterans aside and suggest they are not paying their fair share. they pay their fair share entity to pay their fair share in other ways. i absolutely and completely reject the claim that mitt romney put forth. it shows how out of touch he is with what is going on in this country an average pennsylvanians. i brought up with terry madonna. pennsylvania is divided in the years, there has been a pattern two terms followed by a democratic governor followed by a republican governor. why is the sta
you look at the most wealthy california, massachusetts, maryland. they are the most democratic states. they are the ones that claim help their constituents. they vote republican. why is that? is not because they are wealthy. it is because they have a value system. they do not want government solving their problems. host: thanks for the call. josh, would you like to respond? guest: there are people in his community that may not be paying income taxes right now. the 47% that mitt romney spoke up...
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you are sort of familiar with the issues here in california, right? so the way we see this is, this is a national trend setting election. is not just as any -- it is not just us and wisconsin. what scott did is he basically said public employees, they need to pay something or their health and retirement benefits like everybody else does in the private sector. [applause] it is not a crazy notion. the other thing the, what people do not realize as much from out of the state is these reforms are working well. they are reforming our schools. no more last in first out. you can actually reform schools to make sure that we have the best teachers teaching, we have more resources, and we can actually have the kind of reforms to make our schools better. the special interest groups were denying reform. they do not have the kind of clout they used to have with the new reforms. $1 billion has been saved this year, which in wisconsin that is a lot of money. property taxes went down for the first time in 12 years. this is working. [applause] what we are worried abou
you are sort of familiar with the issues here in california, right? so the way we see this is, this is a national trend setting election. is not just as any -- it is not just us and wisconsin. what scott did is he basically said public employees, they need to pay something or their health and retirement benefits like everybody else does in the private sector. [applause] it is not a crazy notion. the other thing the, what people do not realize as much from out of the state is these reforms are...
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host: joe from california. caller: i have one concern. if we are trying to get government out of business, why it is it that we have an individual running, like romney and all he is running on his business? it does not make a lot of sense when everybody else is try to get the government out of business? host: mr. connolly. guest: i am not sure i understand the question. he has been very successful become a wealthy businessman on his own is highly regarded in business circles. i am not sure what this gentleman is talking about in reference to governor romney wanting to put more government in. i sure do not see that. host: the next call is willmington, vermont. caller: good morning. i am one of those independent liberals that conservatives do not like to much. i vote for barack obama. i had tears in my eyes of the night he was elected. and now had tears in my eyes because he followed bush's war policies. he kept guantanamo open. i am looking for someone like ron paul who will back off from these asian wars, these middle east wars, will stop
host: joe from california. caller: i have one concern. if we are trying to get government out of business, why it is it that we have an individual running, like romney and all he is running on his business? it does not make a lot of sense when everybody else is try to get the government out of business? host: mr. connolly. guest: i am not sure i understand the question. he has been very successful become a wealthy businessman on his own is highly regarded in business circles. i am not sure what...
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>> know, in california. >> have a great that you came today. i am glad that you are here, chloe. hi there, nice to see you. hi, paul. well, thank you. are you may begin here at this church? >> yes. >> thank you for your service. god bless you. it is a pleasure to meet you. you are the main man, are you not? of course, you are. it is a pleasure to see you. we enjoyed worshiping with you today. thank you. how are you? >> very good, very good. we appreciate you coming. >> a good to meet you. >> thank you. >> we know you are busy. >> it is a pleasure for us, too. hi, what is your name? >> kathy. >> hi, kathy. thank you. this is marcus, my husband. nice to meet you. are you going back to school tomorrow? >> no, tuesday. >> william, are you an usher year? >> yes. >> thank you. >> you are doing a good job. >> thank you. >> hi, there. how are you? >> we are in the final few minutes of our live coverage of the presidential candidate michele bachman. we have a couple of technical issues. if you missed any of this, you can see it in its entirety at c- thank you. >> i am good. how're you? >>
>> know, in california. >> have a great that you came today. i am glad that you are here, chloe. hi there, nice to see you. hi, paul. well, thank you. are you may begin here at this church? >> yes. >> thank you for your service. god bless you. it is a pleasure to meet you. you are the main man, are you not? of course, you are. it is a pleasure to see you. we enjoyed worshiping with you today. thank you. how are you? >> very good, very good. we appreciate you...
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we run in california costs only fully eligible plan. we serve 16,000 individuals in a special needs plans. in addition, the health plan is the nation's third-largest not- for-profit medicare advantage plan. we were founded in 1977 by senior citizens in long beach who were worried about the prospect of declining health in the economy. these citizens helped to design a program providing extra services and supports to keep them living in their own homes and not in nursing homes. since then, we have caught nearly 100,000 individuals avoid or postpone a nursing home stay. when special needs plans came along in 2006, they reflected scan's mission to help seniors maintain hope -- health and independence. ideally, the model was the same, placing the beneficiary of the center of care. it was a natural transition to move for -- to continue with their personal care plans, care transition's assistance, disease management, and medication and therapy management. this model can significantly improve how far comes and bring down the cost of care -- hea
we run in california costs only fully eligible plan. we serve 16,000 individuals in a special needs plans. in addition, the health plan is the nation's third-largest not- for-profit medicare advantage plan. we were founded in 1977 by senior citizens in long beach who were worried about the prospect of declining health in the economy. these citizens helped to design a program providing extra services and supports to keep them living in their own homes and not in nursing homes. since then, we...
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the i think a lot of what john boehner has called these horse races in new york state and california -- the republicans are hurting. i heard yesterday from somebody who said "you know, i hate to say it. i do believe the 25 might be in sight." nobody is betting on it, but i think at this point if the election was today, i think a lot more republican seats would be lost been democrats thought a few weeks ago. but voters are only tuning in through the race now. now it is the real political season. >> our guests joining us today -- you just heard from jonathan weisman, a congressional reporter for roll call. jonathan strong. both you gentlemen. thank you for joining us on "newsmakers." >> america has been patient. americans have supported this president in good faith. but today the time has come to turn the page. the time has come to put the disappointments of the last four years behind us. to put aside the divisiveness. to forget about what might of been and to look ahead at what can be. now is the time to restore the promise of america. [applause] many americans have given up on this p
the i think a lot of what john boehner has called these horse races in new york state and california -- the republicans are hurting. i heard yesterday from somebody who said "you know, i hate to say it. i do believe the 25 might be in sight." nobody is betting on it, but i think at this point if the election was today, i think a lot more republican seats would be lost been democrats thought a few weeks ago. but voters are only tuning in through the race now. now it is the real...
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i think the following monday we start in california. we are going to be all over the place. we intend to compete in every single state in the country. you can count on us being competitive in every single state. >> nancy pelosi said she stands behind obama. with their fellow catholics. >> meaning the archbishop, the hierarchy, every bishop, every priest, those are her fellow catholics? you might ask the archbishop how he thinks the term fellow catholic applies to him. let me go back for a second. the obama administration has declared war on religious freedom in this country. people need to understand that. this is a decision so totally outrageous and an elite -- radical secular ideology that the hierarchy will oppose it. it has nothing to do with the details. it has to do with whether the government can tell a religious institution you must give up your religious beliefs. that is what obamacare has come to mean. the right of a politician and bureaucrat to tell you you may no longer worship the way you want unless you pay a penalty for doing so. i think the average american w
i think the following monday we start in california. we are going to be all over the place. we intend to compete in every single state in the country. you can count on us being competitive in every single state. >> nancy pelosi said she stands behind obama. with their fellow catholics. >> meaning the archbishop, the hierarchy, every bishop, every priest, those are her fellow catholics? you might ask the archbishop how he thinks the term fellow catholic applies to him. let me go back...
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these are heard two brothers, one from california who is a doctor, one who is a entrepreneur in utah. would you guys stand up? just stand up. they are seated next to each other, thank you. jim davies and rod davis, when i think about the blessing of america, i think not only about my own dad, who was born in mexico, of american parents living there, and he came back to the united states when he was 5 for 6 years old and his dad went broke a couple of times. my dad never got a college degree but he was able to achieve his dream to become a park -- a successful business person. their story catches my heart, because the grandfather was a coal miner and wales. he was injured in a coal mining accident, and what would you do when you were in wales with children, four children of your own? if you are unable to work there, and he came to america. that is what they did. they had become one by one. he came first and earn money in factories outside the detroit area. and would send money back to bring back the other members of the family one by one. finally they all came here. they recognized tha
these are heard two brothers, one from california who is a doctor, one who is a entrepreneur in utah. would you guys stand up? just stand up. they are seated next to each other, thank you. jim davies and rod davis, when i think about the blessing of america, i think not only about my own dad, who was born in mexico, of american parents living there, and he came back to the united states when he was 5 for 6 years old and his dad went broke a couple of times. my dad never got a college degree but...
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joining us from the floor is a familiar face to c-span viewers -- congressman david drier, republican of california, you have a different role at this convention. what is the job of the parliamentarian? >> let me say first that it is great to feel like a kid. dan's first convention was 1968. mine was 1976. i feel like a mere child next to him. that makes me feel better. >> dann might want to respond to that. >> no response to that. just the facts, ma'am. exactly true. >> since you were talking about mitt romney's father, that with the year he ran for president, 1960. -- 1968. my job is an important one here. it is to make sure that every member of the c-span -- yeah, exactly -- every member of the c-span viewing audience understands by the end of this week that if they want to get the economy growing, focus on reducing the size, scope, and reach of government, they have to vote for mitt romney as president of the united states. what we are doing now, obviously this is a challenging time because of the uncertainty of hurricane isaac. we are very concerned about the prospects of that. we are focused
joining us from the floor is a familiar face to c-span viewers -- congressman david drier, republican of california, you have a different role at this convention. what is the job of the parliamentarian? >> let me say first that it is great to feel like a kid. dan's first convention was 1968. mine was 1976. i feel like a mere child next to him. that makes me feel better. >> dann might want to respond to that. >> no response to that. just the facts, ma'am. exactly true. >>...